Толковый словарь английского языка - hurricane

I. noun Etymology: Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán Date: 1555 a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour or greater that occurs especially in the western Atlantic, that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes, something resembling a ~ especially in its turmoil, II. adjective Date: 1894 having or being a glass chimney providing protection from wind